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To: SiouxPal who wrote (13968)	11/8/2007 1:18:49 PM
From: Travis_Bickle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 51740

"motorcycle diaries" is pretty good, about che guevara as a young man, spanish with english sub-titles.

To: SiouxPal who wrote (13968)	11/10/2007 12:15:28 PM
From: software salesperson	Respond to of 51740

if subtitles are sometimes an issue for you, let me recommend a french director who is in his own minimalist tradition: he only uses dialog when absolutely necessary, letting the images speak for themselves. Thus, not an abundance of subtitles to read. :-) jean pierre melville is probably the best director not widely known in the US. his most famous work is “le samourai” with alain delon, which is minimalist, and his next most famous works are “le cercle rouge” (also minimalist), also with alain delon ( + yves montand), and “bob le flambeur”. when he wanted to become a director, he watched 3 –5 movies a day. he is an absolute perfectionist, whose movies are incredibly detailed and visually stunning. The closest comparison is hitchcock. most of his movies are in the film noir/gangster genre, tho his best, “l’armee des ombres” (also minimalist), with lino ventura and simone signoret (montand’s wife) is about the french resistance, partially based on his own wartime experiences. i highly recommend the critical commentary on the dvd, which meshes the history of the time (of which I knew very little) with film criticism and highly interesting commentary about melville’s working relationship with the cast. unless you understand french (I don’t), I’d avoid “le doulos”, which has poorly contrasted and timed subtitles and, to make matters worse, a highly complicated denouement.